The trip was great, long, and for some reason I felt calm the whole time, I have always felt like I was meant to be here.
At one junction my plane was running behind and at first I was a little concerned about missing my next flight (I took 3 flights) so I just thought to myself it will work out and told myself not to worry and as I stepped off the plane there was an airport staff member waiting for me with my name on a sign, my first reaction was fear, had something happened back home ? But Bangkok Airline had wanted to ensure I would make my next connection so they sent someone to get me, I was promptly escorted to the check in counter on this cool electric car.
Exhaustion hit on the ferry from Koh Samui to here, after 3 planes, a bus ride and a 4 hour wait for the ferry, and a gravel just in case, I was half asleep on the Ferry.
In Koh Samui on the way to the Ferry I met a couple from Dubai who filled me in on stuff, like prices, taxi's etc.. a nice couple newly married. The woman had been here last year so was an expert. In the Taxi we sat in the b0x of a truck on benches, the taxi ride felt like the longest point of the journey.
I fell into bed the first night and slept for about 10 hours. The next day suffering from Jet Lag I orientated myself with the resort and......I decided to head into town.
d I decided to rent a motor bike, something I have not really ever driven before but I figure why not ? No time like the present to learn a new skill LOL. I got a quick lesson from a guy that barely speaks English but once he sees my handling skills his eyes open wide and he cautions me many times to go slowly.....I decided not to wear a helmet, sorry guys but I just need to be me. I went so slow that I was passed by everyone including their grandmothers. Motorbikes are the most common vehicle on the road, young, old, families, everyone is on them and generally without helmets.
So into the market I headed, it was neat, an abundance of small shops and stalls, selling everything, meat, fish, clothes etc...lots of massage places and restaurants. I .picked up a few items but was really too tired to get into shopping and bartering over the prices. Next trip to town I will sharpen my bartering skills. I will rent a motorbike again do some more exploring. Sundays I am off school and will try to do some touristy type stuff. Snorkeling is high on my list.
Thailand so far is a country so different then Canada, people for sure it moves at a slower pace, although I wouldn't say I see them as more happy. It seems about the same. I have always believed that happiness is a decision not a cultural thing. Rich or poor happiness is how you perceive the world around you.
There are no road laws that I can see very few stop signs and babies being held in their mothers arms while on motorbikes...Three to a bike is common here.
On the way home I got totally lost somewhere inland, so, there I was on a motorbike in 35 degree tropical heat, I could feel my skin burning. After searching for a map, someone who could speak English well enough to guide me, and finding a store that sold sun protection, I made it to my resort and wanted to do my first yoga pose, prostrating and kissing the ground, wait that is Muslin not Hindu, oh well, I was happy to be back.
Being lost was okay as the Island is not so big, but my butt was sore and I was pretty tired. I also had to maneuver the broken roads that in some spots were covered with red sand that must come down from the hills when it rains. There are skinny dogs every where running out into the road and tons of hills.
The guy who rented me the bike seemed happy to see my alive.
After seeing how meat and fist are handled here I have no problem not eating meat.
This is really an intensitve program 3 times a day 2 hours a day the first few days are lectures, then we are taught one pose at a time. Very slowly we build up to a series of postures, taught for their spiritual, health and physcial benefits. This morning was a lecture by Swami and then 6 warming practices. This afternoon is a lecture on the Chakras and tonight another lecture on what is yoga.
Full moon parties are common here, Beach parties with tons of dancing, music and drinking and some drugs, I have been invited to one but will bow out gracefully. It is too soon and I am too tired to attend a party, especially since I don't dring and/or do drugs. And I would have to travel there and stay for several hours, I would need an escape plan and can't figure one out. I will leave the Full Moon Parties to the young people.
The food is amazing rice soup today with tofu and lemon grass, I love eating fresh well prepared food, I am trying new things and loving it. I wonder if I will lose my latte and sushi addiciton while I am here.
Best of all I am videoing calling with Frank, we have skype and are making video calls, it is really cool, I think this is good for him especially because he was left behind and I know he had some concerns. He sits there shirtless with his earphones on looking kinda grainy. I love technology. I will have my daughter download skpye too and that way i can offset some of my missing her.
As I conclude this blog it is actually day 2, I learned one more pose today and had a lecture on why do Asana's there are 2 more lectures today. I had a massage and am booking a 4 1/2 day detox including self administered colemna's, my husband has on occasion told me I was full of shit so I guess I will find out. I figure to do it early while we are not doing intense poses.
Pictures will be loaded soon...very soon.
It is lowtide and so far I sit facing the ocean for all my meals. What an amazing adventure I am sure this will be. A 50th Birthday gift to myself...I am not yet 50 but will be in 2 months. Somehow I think this will be life changing in ways I can' t imagine.
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